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Mike Sanders: August 2008 Archives(COVINGTON)---St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of some type of effect from Hurricane Gustav. "It's still too early to tell exactly how Gustav will impact St. Tammany," said Davis. "However, we must be prepared." A Storm Information Line has been activated at 985.809.2300. Recorded information is available regarding sandbags, shelters, evacuation orders, and other per...
(AMITE)---Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess declared a state of emergency in the parish as of 8 a.m. on Friday, August 29. He reported that Tangipahoa's emergency response personnel were working state and federal agencies to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Gustav. He announced that a Special Needs Shelter has been opened at SLU in Hammond at the Kinesiology Building as of 8 a.m. Friday, August 29. Anyone needing speci...
(NORTHSHORE)---With the potential of a strengthening Gustav approaching some part of the Louisiana coastline by Monday, September 1, the Louisiana State Police have released some reminders for citizens to prepare now in case evacuations are called later. Troopers recommend the following steps to help you and your family be better prepared in case the storm approaches: • Fill vehicle tanks prior to any departure.
(NORTHSHORE)---Officials with the Washington-St. Tammany Electric Co-Op say they're gearing up, making plans, and watching the potential tracks of Tropical Storm Gustav as it makes its way through the Caribbean and possibly into the Gulf of Mexico. WST Electric says planning now will allow employees to better serve their customers in restoring power after any major storm. Those pre-storm plans include: • working with other c...
(COVINGTON)---St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis says that parish leaders are closely monitoring the changing tracks of Hurricane Gustav and coordinating protocols with the National Hurricane Center in Coral Gables, Florida, and the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge. "These are preliminary preparations," said Davis. "There is still a great deal of uncertainty in the storm track. However, I encourage citi... (BATON ROUGE)---The University of Louisiana System is beginning its search for a new president of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. That first step was taken recently when UL Board Chairperson Elsie Burkhalter named a 10-member search committee, set to meet for the first time on Tuesday, September 9, at SLU. Burkhalter says that voting members of the panel include UL System Board members Andre Coudrain of Hammond,...
(NEW ORLEANS)---An Ohio man, who was stopped by Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office deputies and found to be in possession of a handgun, has been found guilty by a federal jury in New Orleans, according to U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. Letten reports that 31-year-old Jefferson Daniels of Cincinnati, Ohio, was found guilty on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years of imprisonmen... (SLIDELL)---St. Tammany Parish Government officials say they want the public to have the chance to view the new FEMA Flood Maps for the parish. They say there will be an open house for the public on Thursday, September 11, from noon until 8 p.m. at the St. Tammany Parish Permits Department at 61134 Military Road in Slidell. As for any questions the public may have about the maps, officials say FEMA and parish permits representa...
(BATON ROUGE)---The Louisiana Secretary of State's office tells the Eyewitness News Northshore Bureau that papers have now been officially filed starting the recall effort of Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price. According to state officials, the organizers of the recall effort now have 180 days to collect some 2,664 signatures of registered voters and submit the list to the Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge. According to the...
(GREENSBURG)---A St. Helena Parish man has been arrested and charged in connection with "the illegal disposal of a substance that could endanger human health," according to officials with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. DEQ officials report that 24-year-old Konner Boone Sitman of Greensburg allegedly deposited and burned various white goods, PVC pipes, tires, and assorted solid waste near a pond on Friday, August 22....
(LIVINGSTON)---A Livingston Parish man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading no contest on charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to Livingston Parish District Attorney Scott Perrilloux. Perrilloux reports that 22-year-old Juanelo Ramirez of Denham Springs will also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life after serving the 25 year sentence. Perrilloux says that the incident...
(COVINGTON)---What began as an attempted traffic stop in Covington led officers to pursue a vehicle to Hammond, where the driver and passenger fled, were captured, and charged with drug violations, according to the Covington Police Department. (SLIDELL)---Louisiana State Police report that a Texas man is dead after a single-vehicle accident along I-12 in Slidell. The wreck occurred shortly after 10:05 a.m. on Sunday, August 24, on I-12 near the North Shore Blvd. exit. State Police say that the victim, 34-year-old Duarte Franco of Humble, Texas, apparently lost control of his car and struck a tree. Duarte was pronounced dead on the scene. State Police say that speed... (SLIDELL)---Both Slidell Mayor Ben Morris and Police Chief Freddy Drennan are asking Slidell residents to keep an eye on Tropical Storm Fay over the weekend. They are advising residents that heavy rains in the area could lead to localized flooding and, in the case of areas where the ground remains saturated from earlier rains, cause some trees to topple. They also want citizens to prepare by having flashlights with fresh batter...
(ST. TAMMANY)---Noting its unpredictability and its continued movement to the west, albeit slowly, St. Tammany Parish government leaders say that they are ready for Tropical Storm Fay and the possible rains it may bring. "We expect only one to three inches of rain at this time," said Dexter Accardo, director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. "We are, however, taking precautionary measures for a larger storm since Fay ha... (NEW ORLEANS)---A Tangipahoa Parish man has been sentenced in connection with a federal drug case involving some 27 grams of crack cocaine, according to U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. Letten reports that 33-year-old Darrell Robinson of Roseland was sentenced on Wednesday, August 20, to 27 months imprisonment on a charge of possession with the intent to distribute at least five grams of crack cocaine. According to court documents, a...
(NEW ORLEANS)---Three suspects from Tangipahoa Parish and one from Baton Rouge have pled guilty in connection with a federal probe of federal childcare programs, according to U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. Letten reports that 45-year-old Lafete Tucker of Amite, 45-year-old Janice Fulton-Gardner of Kentwood, and 36-year-old Gregory Vernon of Baton Rouge pled guilty on Monday, August 18, to conspiracy to defraud the United States. He adds... (NEW ORLEANS)---A Livingston Parish man has been sentenced to federal prison in connection with a fraud and tax evasion investigation, according to U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. Letten reports that 51-year-old Terry Songy of Albany has been sentenced to six-months in prison, repay the City of New Orleans some $56,000, repay the IRS another $13,000, and take part in two-years of supervised release after his imprisonment. Letten say...
(HAMMOND)---With the new academic year underway, Southeastern Louisiana University officials are urging students, faculty, and staff to take part in its emergency alert system. So far, SLU officials say that only 2,200 members of its overall academic community are registered to receive voice mail, cell phone text messages, or any additional e-mail addresses in case of a campus emergency. Students, faculty, and staff are already...
(LACOMBE)---State Police report that a Slidell woman is dead after a two-vehicle accident on I-12 near Lacombe. The accident occurred shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19. State Police TFC Louis Calato says that 30-year-old Kelly Morris died at a local hospital from injuries she received in the crash. TFC Calato says that the car Morris was driving apparently left the roadway and as she tried to steer back onto the hi...
(SLIDELL)---A narcotics investigation ended recently when deputies from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and officers with Slidell Police joined agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration to arrest four suspects on various drug charges and recover some $14,000 in counterfeit hundred dollar bills, according to the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office. St. Tammany Sheriff's Capt. George Bonnett reports that 23-year-old Shann Marshall...
(HAMMOND)---A report prepared by a Hammond attorney says that a lack of space for the proper quarantine of animals, coupled with the possibility of the dogs and cats having been exposed to multiple illnesses, led to the euthanasia of more than 170 animals at the Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control shelter near Hammond. The report, prepared by Glen Galbraith with the Seale & Ross law firm, comes to a finding that "the method of euthanasia ...
(LACOMBE)---Louisiana State Police Troop L report that they are investigating a fatal accident on I-12 near the Lacombe exit in St. Tammany Parish. Details are sketchy at this hour, as Troop L officials say they will release more information about the fatal accident as soon as possible.
(MANDEVILLE)---Mandeville Police say that quick reaction from officers led to the arrest of an Independence man in the attempted burglary of an ATM machine at a Mandeville bank. Mandeville Police Capt. Ron Ruple reports that 22-year-old Christopher Bellazer has been charged with burglary and resisting arrest in connection with the case. It happened shortly after 1:10 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, in the 1300 block of North Caus... (MANDEVILLE)---A Mandeville man has been arrested and charged in connection with a burglary case where he was surprised by the owner of the house and later found by Mandeville Police after the victim gave them information on the suspect's vehicle, according to the Mandeville Police Department. Mandeville Police Capt. Ron Ruple reports that 41-year-old James Planche, Jr., has been charged with residence burglary. The burglary oc...
(BATON ROUGE)---State environmental officials say that heavy rains along the Lacombe watershed have forced them to cancel a water sampling survey along Bayous Lacombe, Big Branch, and Cypress. The testing originally was scheduled for Monday, August 18, to Friday, August 22. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality say they were hoping to identify suspected pollutants in the bayous that may cause low levels of oxygen....
(PONCHATOULA)---The search for a suspect in a Ponchatoula attempted murder and carjacking case is over, as New Orleans Police arrested the Baton Rouge man after they received a tip from Ponchatoula Police detectives, according to the Ponchatoula Police Department. Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson reports that 34-year-old Sylvester Lawson was arrested on Sunday, August 10, and will be charged with attempted murder, carjacking, sec...
(PEARL RIVER)---One woman is dead and two others are severely injured after an early-morning head-on accident on LA 41 near Pearl River, according to Louisiana State Police Troop L. TFC Louis Calato reports that 41-year-old Loretta Crawford of Pearl River was pronounced dead at the scene by St. Tammany Parish Deputy Coroner Angel Galloway. He adds that 45-year-old Krislee Dier and 18-year-old Jared Dier, both of Franklinton, were take... (AMITE)---A man from the village of Tangipahoa has been found guilty of attempted murder in a case where he apparently shot the victim four times after offering the victim a ride in his car, according to Tangipahoa Parish District Attorney Scott Perrilloux. Perrilloux reports that it only took a Tangipahoa Parish jury an hour to find 28-year-old Darren J. Brown guilty of attempted murder. The verdict was reached on Wednesday, August 1...
(SLIDELL)---A Marrero man, who allegedly had some 22 fake credit cards at the time of his arrest, has been charged in connection with a theft and identity theft case, according to the Slidell Police Department. Slidell Police Capt. Kevin Foltz reports that 44-year-old Frank Winfield, Jr., who also had an identification card listing an Arlington, Texas, address, has been charged with theft by fraud of over $500, bank fraud, 15 counts o...
(SLIDELL)---The Slidell Police Department and Chief Freddy Drennan will be holding a news conference at 10 a.m. today to discuss an arrest in an identity theft case. The news conference will be held in Chief Drennan's office on Third Street in Slidell. The Eyewitness News Northshore Bureau will follow this developing story and will bring you the details as they are made available.
(BATON ROUGE)---State environmental officials are advising those who live along Bayous Lacombe, Big Branch, and Cypress near Lacombe to be aware of and not tamper with monitoring equipment to be placed along the waterways from Monday, August 18, to Friday, August 22. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said that the monitoring gear is part of a water sampling survey along the three bayous. The officials indicated that ...
Slidell Police arrested a man for attempted murder Monday. Trevon Miller, 25, of 384 Ben Thomas Road in Slidell, was arrested following a May 11 incident in which Miller allegedly shot his girlfriend's father in the leg. Miller was found in the Orleans Parish Jail, where he had been held under a different name. He was turned over to the Slidell Police Department on Aug. 11. Police are not sure how long Miller was in the Orlean...
(SLIDELL)---An 18-year-old Slidell man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl, according to the Slidell Police Department. Slidell Police Capt. Kevin Foltz reports that 18-year-old Brandon Dolliole has been charged with aggravated rape in connection with an incident that occurred sometime during the January-February time frame this year. (AMITE)---While searching for one suspect, a Tangipahoa Parish deputy arrested another man on gun and drug charges near Amite, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. Tangipahoa Chief Deputy Dennis Pevey reports that 36-year-old Adrian Thompson of Amite was charged with possession of marijuana, illegal carrying of a weapon, illegal carrying a weapon while in possession of marijuana, and self-mutilation by a prisoner. (KENTWOOD)---A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of timber from Tangipahoa Parish, according to Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain. Dr. Strain reports that 38-year-old Anthony Charles Dillon of McComb, Mississippi, was charged with timber theft. Dr. Strain says that Dillion was apparently hired to thin-out a 30-acre stand of trees just off LA 38 near Kentwood. He says t...
(SLIDELL)---A man and woman from Slidell have been arrested in connection with more than 50 car burglaries, while a third person has been arrested for allegedly buying stolen property from one of the suspects, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. St. Tammany Sheriff's Capt. George Bonnett reports that 19-year-old Ryan Lewis has been charged with 15 counts of simple burglary and 17-year-old Jennifer Lavin has been charg...
(NEW ORLEANS)---A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison in connection with a case where he was allegedly conspiring to deliver Ecstasy pills to a "confidential source" and an undercover St. Tammany deputy, according to U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. Letten reports that 30-year-old Mahir Ansari was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute Ecstas...
(SLIDELL)---Deputies are searching for a gunman who tried to rob a Slidell-area fast food restaurant, fired his weapon several times, and then fled on foot, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. It happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, in the 2400 block of Gause Blvd. East in Slidell. STSO Capt. George Bonnett reports that the suspect, a thinly-built black male, entered the restaurant and demanded that the... (ABITA SPRINGS)---The Eyewitness News Northshore Bureau has learned that firefighters from the Abita Springs area are fighting a blaze involving what appears to be an abandoned trailer. The fire began at around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, in the 25300 block of Pilot Road, near 5th Avenue, just outside of Abita Springs. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they reported that the building was "fully involved." Later tw...
(ST. TAMMANY)---For this third anniversary of America's worst disaster, people across southeast Louisiana will gather to honor victims of Hurricane Katrina and the heroes who tried to save them and who have worked to help with the recovery. Through the sale of commemorative Memory Bells at fire departments throughout St. Tammany, Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes, as well as public schools in Plaquemines Parish, WWL-TV presents its ...
(LAKE RAMSEY)---A grinding pickup truck/18-wheeler collision just north of Covington has left a Covington man dead and a Kenner man injured, according to the Louisiana State Police. State Police Troop L TFC Louis Calato reports that 79-year-old William J. Guarino was pronounced dead at the scene and 49-year-old Michael Gordon was treated at St. Tammany Hospital for moderate injuries. The accident happened shortly before 2:45 p....
(SLIDELL)---The second phase of Slidell's Master Development Plan needs more public input, and rather quickly, with a September deadline approaching for the release of its first draft, according to Slidell city officials. Earlier meetings, held last year, and the second phase "final meeting", held last month, all had something in common: low public turnout, and Slidell Mayor Ben Morris is planning one final session to get the public's...
(SLIDELL)---Two men from Hammond have been arrested and charged in connection with the attempted burglary of a Slidell church as a police officer watched nearby as the pair allegedly tried to get inside the church's school area, according to the Slidell Police Department. Slidell Police Capt. Kevin Foltz says that 19-year-old Carlos F. Sandoval and 19-year-old Brett C. Knapp have been charged with attempted burglary in connection with...
(SLIDELL)---A timely phone call from a store employee and an eventual traffic stop led to the arrest of a Tennessee woman on various methamphetamine charges, according to the Slidell Policed Department. Slidell Police Capt. Kevin Foltz reports that 37-year-old Shonda D. Stafford of Johnsonville, Tennessee, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of precursors for the creation of methamphetamine, possession of dr... (COVINGTON)---The effort to widen and enhance a busy section of LA 21, a fast-growing corridor on the western side of Covington, gained momentum recently when bids for the construction project were opened, according to St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis. Davis reports that the low bidder was Gilmore & Sons, with a bid on the project of $8.7 million. Officials say that the project will expand the roadway to four lanes with a cent... (NEAR TICKFAW)---Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop L report that a Hammond man died in a car-truck collision in Tangipahoa Parish. TFC Louis Calato reports that 22-year-old Donald R. Bailey, Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene by Tangipahoa Parish Coroner Tom Terrell. The driver of the other vehicle, 27-year-old Brian Christian of Livingston was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries, according to TFC Calato. <...
(HAMMOND)---A man, thought to be an illegal alien living in the Hammond area, has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of a Guatemalan man during an argument that turned violent, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Dennis Pevey reports that 22-year-old Oscar Rios Jimenez, no address available, has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the stabb...
(WALKER)--- The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office has recovered a stolen truck that contained weapons and electronics gear used by their Special Response Team. Livingston Sheriff's Office Dep. Perry Rushing reports that the truck was stolen from an area near Walker in the overnight hours of Thursday, July 31. He adds that the truck contained a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle, a semi-automatic pistol, body-armor, a laptop computer, an...
(HAMMOND)---An apparent altercation allegedly involving a group of multi-cultural male subjects turned deadly in the Hammond area as one man has died from stab wounds, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Dennis Pevey reports that the victim, a yet-to-be-identified Hispanic male, was found unresponsive, with stab wounds to the torso, on the floor of a residence. He says that th...
(PONCHATOULA)---The Eyewitness News Northshore Bureau has learned that Louisiana State Police Troop L is investigating a double fatality accident near Ponchatoula. Details remain sketchy at this hour, but troopers tell Eyewitness News that the accident happened along I-55 near Ponchatoula. They say that it was a one vehicle accident and that there were two deaths as a result of the crash. Troopers say that more information wil... (HAMMOND)---The Eyewitness News Northshore Bureau has learned that the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight murder near Hammond. Details remain sketchy, but Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Dennis Pevey reports that the murder occurred near the intersection of U. S. 51 and Club Deluxe Road. Chief Pevey says that more details, as in the identity of the victim and cause of death, will be forthc... |
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